Upon discovering the Zapper, and accidentally disappearing an employee named Mosep, Portlyn resolved to use the device to take revenge on his enemies. He first targeted Aldo Corsi, the father of USS da Vincichief of securityDomenica Corsi, and then rival entrepreneur Patrice Bennett. He then succeeded in shifting the entire starship da Vinci and its crew into interdimensional space. Portlyn was eventually stopped by Captains Scott and David Gold, and after his victims were returned to normal space, Portlyn himself was translocated, inadvertently, by his brother. The Zapper then suffered a shutdown, trapping Portlyn. Gold assured Wade that Starfleet's top people would study the device, and if possible retrieve his brother. (CoEeBook: The Art of the Comeback)